NURSEJSS

NURSEJSS has 1 years experience and specializes in intensive and cardiac care.

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1. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

   NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you

2. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

   NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

   I had 3 other patients. I did not have the time to be able to do that. On my unit it's usually our charge nurses that transport the patients.

3. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

   NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

   I need help. I have been burnt out for a long time for various reasons. I have come to my end of burn out and I am severely depressed. There's a lot of background to why I feel like this but this is why: I work on a cardiac tele unit, ratio is 4:1. A...

4. Interview in cath lab, what should I know?

   NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I am looking for advice on how to prepare for an interview in the cath lab. I have 2.5 years experience working in a progressive cardiac care unit. We take cate of patients with all sorts of cardiac procedures and open heart surgeries as well...

5. Would being an NP fit me based on these descriptions?

   NURSEJSS posted a topic in NP Students

   Hello! I am currently working on a step down cardiac unit. Was previously working in an ICU of a trauma center. Total I have 1 year of nurse, which I know is obviously not a lot. I have learned in my one year that I do love nursing, but I do not like...

6. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

   NURSEJSS replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

   Nope i did not know. I THOUGHT i knew but turns out I didnt. I thought I wanted to go into intensive/critical care but once I was in it for about a year I learned I HATED it. And it was a field that before and during nursing school I thought was my p...

7. How do I go about resigning?

   NURSEJSS posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello, I would like some advice on resigning. I am leaving for various reasons. I work in a county hospital that is severely understaffed. I work in the ICU and it is common to get 3 unstable ICU patients regularly. I feel very unsafe being here. wor...

8. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

   NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Career Support

   I decided to start applying to various places and in the meantime continue working until I got a better job somewhere else. At least that way I can continue to work on my experience meanwhile I look for something else. I plan to definitely leave afte...

9. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

   NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for understanding! The acuity at my hospital it pretty high. It's not level 1 trauma but most of my patients are intubated, sedated, or restrained. However that is not ALWAYS the case. Some pts are in ICU for other reasons that don't require t...

10. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello, I am a new nurse graduated in December 2015. I have been working 6 months in an ICU at a county, trauma level 3 Hospital. I have been working in this same ICU for 1 year previously as a nursing assistant and got hired as an RN after obtaining ...

11. What type of nursing job can I get with ICU experience

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Career Support

    Thank you for replying. It's not so much that I don't feel comfortable in my nurse skin. I recognize that every new job rakes it's time to feel confident and I don't have a problem with not knowing how to do things and get things done or assessing si...

12. What type of nursing job can I get with ICU experience

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello! I am a fairly new nurse who has been working 5 months in an ICU. I started off here as a new grad straight out of school. I do not enjoy being an ICU nurse. I thought it would be exciting but I think ICU is maybe not my niche for many reasons....

13. How do I become an OR nurse

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Career Support

    Hello! I am a new grad interested in OR nursing.. I graduated in December and as of now have 5 months experience working in a trauma center ICU. I do not enjoy my job. I thought when I first started that I woud enjoy ICU but so far I do not. I think ...

14. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you so much. You described exactly how I felt in every sense. and you brought up a point I didn't see before. I think my lack of interest and dislike of working here really shows in my patient care. I'm just not enthusiastic about it and it ref...

15. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you to everyone for replying. I will stick it out a little longer and see maybe if with more time of working here and getting better at my job MAYBE I'll grow to like it. I was thinking maybe just staying for the experience and going to OR nurs...